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enVietnam War Study Raises Concerns About Veterans' Mental Healthhttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/vietnam-war-study-raises-concerns-about-veterans-mental-health
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Vietnam+War+Study+Raises+Concerns+About+Veterans%27+Mental+Health&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAyMTYxODUxMDEyOTc4NzE4ODNmNjI3Yg004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: <p>A new study of veterans from the Vietnam War has troubling implications for troops who have fought much more recently in Afghanistan and Iraq.Fri, 24 Jul 2015 22:30:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling61198 at http://iowapublicradio.orgOSHA Launches Program To Protect Nursing Employeeshttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/osha-launches-program-protect-nursing-employees
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will announce Thursday that it's going to crack down on hospitals, for the first time ever, to prevent an epidemic of back and arm injuries among nursing employees.<p>Nurses and nursing assistants suffer more of those debilitating injuries than any other occupation, and those injuries are caused mainly by moving and lifting patients.<p>As NPR reported earlier this year in a five-part series, <a href="http://www.npr.org/series/385540559/injured-nurses">Injured Nurses</a>, many of those workers end up having grueling operations andWed, 24 Jun 2015 21:23:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling59714 at http://iowapublicradio.orgAt VA Hospitals, Training And Technology Reduce Nurses' Injurieshttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/va-hospitals-training-and-technology-reduce-nurses-injuries
Bernard Valencia's room in the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Medical Center in Loma Linda, Calif., illustrates how hospitals across the country could fight a nationwide epidemic. As soon as you enter the room, you can see one of the main strategies: A hook hangs from a metal track that runs across the ceiling.<p>This isn't some bizarre way of fighting hospital-acquired infections or preventing the staff from getting needle sticks.Wed, 25 Feb 2015 22:06:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling54004 at http://iowapublicradio.orgAt VA Hospitals, Training And Technology Reduce Nurses' InjuriesHospital To Nurses: Your Injuries Are Not Our Problemhttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/hospital-nurses-your-injuries-are-not-our-problem
The case of Terry Cawthorn and Mission Hospital, in Asheville, N.C., gives a glimpse of how some hospital officials around the country have shrugged off an epidemic.<p>Cawthorn was a nurse at Mission for more than 20 years. Her supervisor testified under oath that she was "one of my most reliable employees."<p>Then, as with other nurses described this month in the NPR investigative series <a href="http://www.npr.org/series/385540559/injured-nurses">Injured Nurses</a>, a back injury derailed Cawthorn's career.Wed, 18 Feb 2015 21:19:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling53669 at http://iowapublicradio.orgHospital To Nurses: Your Injuries Are Not Our ProblemEven 'Proper' Technique Exposes Nurses' Spines To Dangerous Forceshttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/even-proper-technique-exposes-nurses-spines-dangerous-forces
Scientists say nurses like Sunny Vespico are prime examples of what nursing schools and hospitals are doing wrong: They keep teaching nursing employees how to lift and move patients in ways that could inadvertently result in career-ending back injuries.<p>Vespico, a registered nurse, was working the night shift in the intensive care unit at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia on March 31, 2012.Wed, 11 Feb 2015 21:35:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling53348 at http://iowapublicradio.orgEven 'Proper' Technique Exposes Nurses' Spines To Dangerous ForcesNew Shooting Revives Old Questions About Mental Health In Militaryhttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/new-shooting-revives-old-questions-about-mental-health-military
The mass shooting at Fort Hood, the second at the same Army base in just five years, is renewing questions about the state of mental health treatment on U.S. military bases.Thu, 03 Apr 2014 20:02:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling38576 at http://iowapublicradio.orgWeeks Later, More Questions Than Answers In W.Va. Chemical Spillhttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/weeks-later-more-questions-answers-wva-chemical-spill
State officials in West Virginia say that in most areas, they can no longer detect any of the industrial chemical MCHM that spilled into the water supply recently. They say the water is safe for people to drink and use — including most pregnant women. But other public health specialists say they don't trust these assurances.<p>"I think there's no way to know what the safe levels of the chemicals are at this point," says Dr. Rahul Gupta, director of the state's largest public health department.Fri, 31 Jan 2014 08:01:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling35598 at http://iowapublicradio.orgWeeks Later, More Questions Than Answers In W.Va. Chemical SpillA Judge's Cookbook Reveals The Secrets Of Bialys And Bagelshttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/judges-cookbook-reveals-secrets-bialys-and-bagels
There are two important things that you learn about Michael Zusman, baker and co-author of <em>The Artisan Jewish Deli at Home,</em> when you bake with him.<p>First, his real job has nothing to do with bread or writing recipes: He's a trial judge. "Full time," Zusman says. "Wear a black robe every day." <br /> Tue, 31 Dec 2013 21:13:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling34249 at http://iowapublicradio.orgA Judge's Cookbook Reveals The Secrets Of Bialys And BagelsYour Digital Trail: Data Fuels Political And Legal Agendashttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/your-digital-trail-data-fuels-political-and-legal-agendas
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqWuioPHhz0</p>Thu, 03 Oct 2013 19:03:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling30046 at http://iowapublicradio.orgYour Digital Trail: Data Fuels Political And Legal AgendasYour Digital Trail: Does The Fourth Amendment Protect Us?http://iowapublicradio.org/post/your-digital-trail-does-fourth-amendment-protect-us
<em>This is the third story in our four-part series examining your digital trail and who potentially has access to it. It was co-reported by <strong>G.W. Schulz</strong> from the Center for Investigative Reporting. Yesterday, we examined </em><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/10/01/227776072/your-digital-trail-private-company-access">how data-tracking companies are monitoring your online behavior</a>.<em> Today we look at your Fourth Amendment rights.</em><p>Science-fiction writers have fantasized for years about the government monitoring everything we do.Wed, 02 Oct 2013 17:03:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling29984 at http://iowapublicradio.orgYour Digital Trail: Does The Fourth Amendment Protect Us?Your Digital Trail: Private Company Accesshttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/your-digital-trail-private-company-access
<em>This is the second story in our four-part series examining your digital trail and who potentially has access to it. It was co-reported by <strong>G.W. Schulz</strong> from the Center for Investigative Reporting.Tue, 01 Oct 2013 18:03:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling29932 at http://iowapublicradio.orgYour Digital Trail: Private Company AccessAt Cambodia Hotel, The Workers Are The Bosshttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/cambodia-hotel-workers-are-boss
<em>This story is part of NPR's ongoing series about </em><a href="http://www.npr.org/series/130593764/social-entrepreneurs-taking-on-world-problems">social entrepreneurs</a><em> — people around the world who are dreaming up innovative ways to develop communities and solve social problems.</em><p>If you walk into the lobby of the Soria Moria hotel near the famous Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia, it probably won't strike you as a bold experiment in development and democracy. The Soria Moria, in the booming town of Siem Reap, is a three-star hotel with 38 rooms that is more cozy than fancy.Fri, 05 Jul 2013 20:25:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling23504 at http://iowapublicradio.orgAt Cambodia Hotel, The Workers Are The BossAfter Deadly Chemical Plant Disasters, There's Little Actionhttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/after-deadly-chemical-plant-disasters-theres-little-action
You might think that everything would have changed for the chemicals industry on April 16, 1947. That was the day of the Texas City Disaster, the worst industrial accident in U.S. history. A ship loaded with ammonium nitrate — the same chemical that appears to have caused the disaster last month in West, Texas — exploded. The ship sparked a chain reaction of blasts at chemical facilities onshore, creating what a newsreel at the time called "a holocaust that baffles description."<strong> </strong><p>Or you might think everything would have changed on Dec. 3, 1984.Fri, 17 May 2013 19:11:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling20961 at http://iowapublicradio.orgAfter Deadly Chemical Plant Disasters, There's Little ActionFrom Family To Digital Footprints: A Portrait Of Tsarnaevshttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/family-digital-footprints-portrait-tsarnaevs
NPR's Daniel Zwerdling reports on what's known about the two brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombing, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev.Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:50:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling19534 at http://iowapublicradio.orgNew Mortgage Program Helps Cambodia's Poor Find Better Homeshttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/new-mortgage-program-helps-cambodias-poor-find-better-homes
If you've applied for a mortgage recently, you know how hard it can be. The bank demands all kinds of obscure documents and wants proof of almost every asset you own. But an innovative mortgage program halfway around the world will evaluate your application without any extra documentation — and if you're approved, it will give you a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage. There's just one catch: The mortgages are only for low-income people in Cambodia.Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:55:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling18717 at http://iowapublicradio.orgNew Mortgage Program Helps Cambodia's Poor Find Better HomesFor A Florida Fishery, 'Sustainable' Success After Complex Processhttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/florida-fishery-sustainable-success-after-complex-process
<em>Part three of a <a href="http://www.npr.org/series/171717418/the-meaning-of-sustainable-labeled-seafood">three-part series</a> by Daniel Zwerdling and Margot Williams.</em><p>The long, clunky-looking fishing boat pulls up to Day Boat Seafood's dock near Fort Pierce, Fla., after 10 days out in the Atlantic.Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:35:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling14875 at http://iowapublicradio.orgFor A Florida Fishery, 'Sustainable' Success After Complex ProcessConditions Allow For More Sustainable-Labeled Seafoodhttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/conditions-allow-more-sustainable-labeled-seafood
<em>Part two of a <a href="http://www.npr.org/series/171717418/the-meaning-of-sustainable-labeled-seafood">three-part series</a> by Daniel Zwerdling and Margot Williams.</em><p>Next time you walk up to the seafood counter, look for products labeled with a blue fish, a check mark, and the words "Certified Sustainable Seafood MSC." Then ask yourself, "What does this label mean?"<p>The MSC — Marine Stewardship Council — says that the "sustainable" label means that fishermen caught the seafood with methods that don't deplete its supply, and help protect the environment in the waters where it was cMon, 11 Feb 2013 23:42:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling14874 at http://iowapublicradio.orgConditions Allow For More Sustainable-Labeled SeafoodIs Sustainable-Labeled Seafood Really Sustainable? http://iowapublicradio.org/post/sustainable-labeled-seafood-really-sustainable
<em>Part one of a <a href="http://www.npr.org/series/171717418/the-meaning-of-sustainable-labeled-seafood">three-part series</a> by Daniel Zwerdling and Margot Williams.</em><p>Rebecca Weel pushes a baby stroller with her 18-month-old up to the seafood case at Whole Foods, near ground zero in New York.Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:38:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling14855 at http://iowapublicradio.orgIs Sustainable-Labeled Seafood Really Sustainable? Once Denied A Purple Heart, A Soldier Gets Her Medalhttp://iowapublicradio.org/post/once-denied-purple-heart-soldier-gets-her-medal
<em>In 2010, NPR reported that some Army commanders refused to award the Purple Heart to many troops who got concussions in combat because they didn't consider these "real" injuries. As a result of our story, the Army did its own investigation and put out new guidelines on Purple Hearts.Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:57:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling7348 at http://iowapublicradio.orgOnce Denied A Purple Heart, A Soldier Gets Her MedalBefore Reaching War Zones, Troops Risk Concussions http://iowapublicradio.org/post/reaching-war-zones-troops-risk-concussions
<p>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb4Kr_9I920</p>Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:12:00 +0000Daniel Zwerdling6872 at http://iowapublicradio.orgBefore Reaching War Zones, Troops Risk Concussions